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-ianasuff. Variant of -ana.-iana suffix forming nouns a variant of -ana an•a (ˈæn ə, ˈɑ nə) n. 1. a collection of miscellaneous information about a subject, person, place, or thing. 2. an item in such a collection, as an anecdote. [1720–30; independent use of -ana] ana- a prefix occurring orig. in verbs and verbal derivatives borrowed from Greek, usu. denoting upward or backward motion ( anadromous), completion ( analysis; anatomy), or repetition (anamorphosis). Also, before a vowel, an-. [< Greek, comb. form of aná] -ana or -iana a suffix that forms collective nouns denoting an assembly of items representative of or associated with the place, person, or period named by the stem: Americana; Shakespeareana; Victoriana. [< Latin, neuter pl. of -ānus -an1] ANA or A.N.A., 1. American Newspaper Association. 2. American Nurses Association. 3. Association of National Advertisers. EncyclopediaSeeANAThesaurusSeeAna |